Petition · past parliament

Chris Grayling to answer to an inquiry about the damage caused to the prisons

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Chris Grayling in his role as the Minister for Justice instigated a number of reforms that put staff and prisoners in grave danger. Despite being warned by the POA of the risk this would pose he went ahead. The number of assaults, concerted indiscipline and suicides rose sharply as a direct result.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

17 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.